Fountain pen



H. SHICK, FOUNTAIN PEN FILED SEPTv 8, 1921. 1

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Patented Feb. 5, i923.

HARRY SHICK, 0F HAWTHORN, PENNSYLVANIA.

FOUNTAIN PEN.

Application filed. September 8, 1921. Serial No. 499,122.

To aZZ whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, HARRY Snion, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hawthorn, in the county of Clarion and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Fountain Pens, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to fountain pens and has for its principal object to provide means for filling the fountain pen directly from an inkwell without the necessity of removing any part thereof.

Another object of the invention is to generally improve upon fountain pens of this character by providing a device which will be of extremely simple, durable and inexpensive construction, one which is efficient and reliable in operation, and well adapted to the purpose for which it is designed.

A specific object of the invention is to provide a closure means for the guide slot in which operates the actuating device for manipulating the filling mechanism.

With the above and numerous other objects in view, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction and the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed.

In the drawing:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal central section taken through the pen embodying my invention, portions thereof being shown in elevation,

Figure 2 is a transverse section taken on the line 22 of Figure 1 looking to the left,

Figure 3 is a similar section taken on the line 33 of Figure 1. looking to the right, and

Figure 1- is a perspective view of the filling piston and the shield attached thereto.

Referring to the drawing in detail it will be seen that 1 designates the hollow body portion of the fountain pen which is closed at one end as indicated at 2 and has its other end open for receving a pen point 3 and the usual ink delivering means 1 whereby the ink may flow readily from the interior of the hollow body 1 to the point of the pen point 3 as is quite common in this art. The usual closure cap 5 is also provided which may be placed over either end of the body 1 so as to guard the pen point and its cooperating elements or add to the length of the handle thereof by being placed on the other end of the body 1 as will be readily understood.

Slidably mounted within the hollow body 1 I have situated a piston disk 6 which is actuated by the rod 7 having a right angled extension 8 which projects through and is slidable in the slot 9 in the hollow body 1. This piston disk 6 is preferably made of rubber or like material and when the hollow portion of the body 1 is empty and it is desired to place ink therein the pen point and the means 4 are placed in an inkwell or some other suitable ink receptacle. The piston 6 is then pushed by the rod 7 toward the pen point 3 as far as possible and then pulled in the other direction at the same time causing a vacuum whereby the ink will be sucked within the hollow body 1 as will be readily understood. This piston 6 is provided with an air hole 10 whereby the ink situated in the hollow body may flow readily through the means 4 when the pen is being used for writing purposes but is not large enough to interfere with the suction of the piston 6 when it is desired to fill the pen.

When the pen is full it is desirable to have the piston 6, rod 7 and extension 8 in the position shown in Figure 1 and also to have the slot 9 closed. The closure means which I have provided for this purpose consists of a closure shield 11 which is suitably fixed at one end to the piston disk 6 and at its other end to the extension 8 and as shown to advantage in Figure 1 of the drawing this closure shield will prevent any dust from passing through the slot 9 into the interior of the hollow body 1 thereby preventing dirt from stopping the air hole 10 or becoming fixed to the side walls of the interior of the hollow body 1 and preventing proper operation of the plunger 6 or eventually allowing leakage between the walls of the hollow body 1 and this piston 6.

Having thus described my invention what I claim as new is In combination, a hollow body portion having one end open and a longitudinal slot therein, a pen point at the open end of the hollow body portion, means disposed at the same end for delivering ink from the body portion to the pen point, a piston slidably mounted in the hollow body portion, a rod fixed to the piston and having one end extending through the slot in the body portion, and a closure shield situated in the hollow body and fixed at one end to the piston and at the other end to the rod for closing the slot in the manner and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

HARRY SHICK.

lVitnesses DANIEL M. GEIsT, HELEN MCGRANAHAN. 

